Carrie plays guitar 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@carriem.co.uk
Writer, parent and guitar wrangler from Glasgow. Author of Small Town Joy and Carrie Kills A Man, singer in Unquiet Mind. Trans, she/her. https://linktr.ee/carrieplaysguitar. Pic: Omar Salam
Pinned
Closer To The End Than The Beginning, by Unquiet Mind
from the album The Nest That You Have Flown EP
unquietmind.bandcamp.com
I'd like to play you some music that my band and I have taken far too long to finish. We gigged this one over a year ago; it's about the retreat of corporate pride, and it's given me an opportunity to indulge my Talk Talk obsession a little bit.
unquietmind.bandcamp.com/track/closer...
unquietmind.bandcamp.com/track/closer...
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Today is International Men’s Day and we want to highlight LGBT Foundation’s ‘Man Enough’ campaign.
“Man Enough was created to challenge harmful stereotypes about masculinity and to celebrate the visibility of gay, bi, and trans men.”
Find out more at: lgbt.foundation/manenough/
#ManEnough
“Man Enough was created to challenge harmful stereotypes about masculinity and to celebrate the visibility of gay, bi, and trans men.”
Find out more at: lgbt.foundation/manenough/
#ManEnough
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Today is International Men’s Day and we want to highlight LGBT Foundation’s ‘Man Enough’ campaign.
“Man Enough was created to challenge harmful stereotypes about masculinity and to celebrate the visibility of gay, bi, and trans men.”
Find out more at: lgbt.foundation/manenough/
#ManEnough
“Man Enough was created to challenge harmful stereotypes about masculinity and to celebrate the visibility of gay, bi, and trans men.”
Find out more at: lgbt.foundation/manenough/
#ManEnough
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Excited to have my freelance typesetting services offered on a new platform that doesn't ask me to hide the fact I also run 404 Ink for bizarre reasons (hi, Reedsy)! bookbindr.com/freelancer/l...
Laura Jones-Rivera - BookBindr
bookbindr.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Excited to have my freelance typesetting services offered on a new platform that doesn't ask me to hide the fact I also run 404 Ink for bizarre reasons (hi, Reedsy)! bookbindr.com/freelancer/l...
I share a birthday with Jodie Foster, Meg Ryan, and Go-Kashiwabara, the 104th Emperor of Japan who reigned from 1500 to 1526. And I feel older than all three combined.
November 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I share a birthday with Jodie Foster, Meg Ryan, and Go-Kashiwabara, the 104th Emperor of Japan who reigned from 1500 to 1526. And I feel older than all three combined.
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📜 Today we are launching the Transparent Pledge.
Please read and sign it here: 👉 tinyurl.com/TransparentAction
Transparent Action is a group of parents who want to take action in support of their trans, non-binary and gender diverse loved ones and the wider trans+ community.
Please read and sign it here: 👉 tinyurl.com/TransparentAction
Transparent Action is a group of parents who want to take action in support of their trans, non-binary and gender diverse loved ones and the wider trans+ community.
November 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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I really think the people who say "anyone can call themselves trans these days" imagine some kind of past where you'd go to the doctor feeling poorly, men in white coats run a battery of tests and then, eventually, the doctor says solemnly "I'm sorry, I'm afraid I have to diagnose you with trans"
"Letting trans folks Self-ID is a problem!"
How the fuck else do we determine we're trans if not through self-identifying? You have to figure out you're trans (or might be) before you can even begin the process of fighting through the system to transition. This is fucking stupid.
How the fuck else do we determine we're trans if not through self-identifying? You have to figure out you're trans (or might be) before you can even begin the process of fighting through the system to transition. This is fucking stupid.
November 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I really think the people who say "anyone can call themselves trans these days" imagine some kind of past where you'd go to the doctor feeling poorly, men in white coats run a battery of tests and then, eventually, the doctor says solemnly "I'm sorry, I'm afraid I have to diagnose you with trans"
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Just stumbled on the info that Rebecca Reilly-Cooper is senior policy officer at ICO
Just another anti-trans UK philosopher in an institutionally influential position...
Just another anti-trans UK philosopher in an institutionally influential position...
www.linkedin.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Just stumbled on the info that Rebecca Reilly-Cooper is senior policy officer at ICO
Just another anti-trans UK philosopher in an institutionally influential position...
Just another anti-trans UK philosopher in an institutionally influential position...
"why is the UK government saying it is bad if third-parties... scalp fans by selling limited inventory for huge prices but it is absolutely fine for acts and ticketing companies to keep using dynamic pricing as long as they are “transparent” about it?"
SELF-PROMOTION POST. I “had some thoughts” on banning secondary sites selling tickets for profit in the UK. (Spoiler: it’s about time, but there are other parts of the ticketing business that could do with a recalibration.) For @thequietus.com thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
Why Labour's Proposals to Ban Ticket Touting don't go far Enough | The Quietus
Who will spare a thought for StubHub and Viagogo? They are two of the heavyweights of secondary ticketing, with the latter having bought the former in 2019 to gain an even bigger share of the market. ...
thequietus.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:29 AM
"why is the UK government saying it is bad if third-parties... scalp fans by selling limited inventory for huge prices but it is absolutely fine for acts and ticketing companies to keep using dynamic pricing as long as they are “transparent” about it?"
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Heads up
Also today, I want to highlight a paid opportunity for emerging trans writers and artists. 🏳️⚧️ www.wearequeeraf.com/telltranshis...
Paid opportunities for 20 Trans+ creatives - Deadline, Dec 2nd 2025
Make official content for Trans+ History Week a week to learn and celebrate the millennia-old history of Trans+ people
www.wearequeeraf.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Heads up
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If you're about to buy books for Christmas presents, why not order from @argonautbooks.bsky.social or drop in if you're in Edinburgh? @waterstones.bsky.social have just announced they're opening less than 100m away, so they could do with all the love and support they can get #BookSky #NatureWriting
November 19, 2025 at 8:27 AM
If you're about to buy books for Christmas presents, why not order from @argonautbooks.bsky.social or drop in if you're in Edinburgh? @waterstones.bsky.social have just announced they're opening less than 100m away, so they could do with all the love and support they can get #BookSky #NatureWriting
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The award-winning article about stormwater management you didn't know you needed.
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The award-winning article about stormwater management you didn't know you needed.
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Be the reason your local indie bookstore stays in business this holiday season
November 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Be the reason your local indie bookstore stays in business this holiday season
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If you want to learn to make art, there are countless people out there willing to help you. The only thing is, you have to be willing to try. The AI pushers want what they perceive is the kudos for having made the art, but they don't want to try.
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
If you want to learn to make art, there are countless people out there willing to help you. The only thing is, you have to be willing to try. The AI pushers want what they perceive is the kudos for having made the art, but they don't want to try.
As a terrifyingly old woman I’ve discovered a new joy in live music: going to gigs with my eldest (tonight’s was Bob Mould; Lorde tomorrow, MBV next week and Idlewild next month). My youngest can’t yet come to a lot of these but he and I are seeing @brokenchanter.bsky.social on Saturday.
November 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
As a terrifyingly old woman I’ve discovered a new joy in live music: going to gigs with my eldest (tonight’s was Bob Mould; Lorde tomorrow, MBV next week and Idlewild next month). My youngest can’t yet come to a lot of these but he and I are seeing @brokenchanter.bsky.social on Saturday.
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a measured response
February 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
a measured response
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Enjoyed Ned drawing connections here. On the feedback etc., I remember when Magnetic Fields’ Distortion came out (in 2008) and Stephin Merritt saying “Psychocandy is the last significant event in popular music production. That’s the last thing I’ve heard that sounds blaringly original.”
And here's my last major piece for the year at @thequietus.com, celebrating the 40th anniversary of one hell of an album. Finding a slightly different way in to talking about this astounding debut by the #JesusAndMaryChain was part of the challenge, but it was a great one to tackle.
Four decades back a major label released a debut album that sounded like almost nothing on earth while still sounding incredibly familiar. Our man in San Francisco Ned Raggett takes stock of it all
Happy Birthday to the JAMC's Psychocandy, which turns 40 today!
buff.ly/nflmjN6
Happy Birthday to the JAMC's Psychocandy, which turns 40 today!
buff.ly/nflmjN6
November 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Enjoyed Ned drawing connections here. On the feedback etc., I remember when Magnetic Fields’ Distortion came out (in 2008) and Stephin Merritt saying “Psychocandy is the last significant event in popular music production. That’s the last thing I’ve heard that sounds blaringly original.”
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Now I want to know if Christopher Reeve ever heard Superman by Black Lace.
Big news. David Duchovny has finally heard "Mulder and Scully" by Catatonia.
X-Files star David Duchovny finally hears Catatonia song Mulder and Scully
The actor admits he had never heard the song that celebrates his X-Files character - until now.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Now I want to know if Christopher Reeve ever heard Superman by Black Lace.
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whoever selected the photos for this article deserves an award for photo selection, this is peak photo selection, unsurpassable perfection, all other photo selector people can just get their coats and go home because this selection will never be bettered
Graham Linehan clashes with Father Ted star Ardal O’Hanlon over trans views
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/18/graham-linehan-ardal-ohanlon-anti-trans-views/?utm_content=1763480405&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/18/graham-linehan-ardal-ohanlon-anti-trans-views/?utm_content=1763480405&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Graham Linehan clashes with Father Ted star Ardal O'Hanlon over trans views
Anti-trans activist Graham Linehan has claimed Father Ted actor Ardal O'Hanlon 'disagrees' with his views on trans rights.
www.thepinknews.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
whoever selected the photos for this article deserves an award for photo selection, this is peak photo selection, unsurpassable perfection, all other photo selector people can just get their coats and go home because this selection will never be bettered
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What can be done by any reasonable person when the current government and mainstream media collude every single day to spread demonstrable lies that monster minorities?
November 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
What can be done by any reasonable person when the current government and mainstream media collude every single day to spread demonstrable lies that monster minorities?
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All joking aside, the heartbreaking thing about this story is seeing how a white “journalist” with poor prose & worst journalist ethics gets to repeatedly crash out & land plum jobs while so many poor, trans, Black, Native journalists never get in journalism’s door. Like…
How do you land Vanity Fair west coast editor at age 32 after having affairs with two presidential candidates you were covering as a journalist. That is some prime white lady shit.
November 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
All joking aside, the heartbreaking thing about this story is seeing how a white “journalist” with poor prose & worst journalist ethics gets to repeatedly crash out & land plum jobs while so many poor, trans, Black, Native journalists never get in journalism’s door. Like…
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Hope the eagles get him
November 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Hope the eagles get him
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This is a tremendous interaction.
Although, just remember, someone as thick as Peter still has a vote 🤦🏽♂️
Although, just remember, someone as thick as Peter still has a vote 🤦🏽♂️
November 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This is a tremendous interaction.
Although, just remember, someone as thick as Peter still has a vote 🤦🏽♂️
Although, just remember, someone as thick as Peter still has a vote 🤦🏽♂️
I’m doing two of them! At Sunny Govan Radio on Thursday evening, and at City of Glasgow College on Monday afternoon.
In case you haven't heard. . . It's Book Week Scotland! ❤️📚💛
Browse the many exciting events happening in your area throughout the week (many of which are free to attend) on our website:
www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-sc...
Browse the many exciting events happening in your area throughout the week (many of which are free to attend) on our website:
www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-sc...
Book Week Scotland 2025
We are a national charity bringing the benefits of reading and writing to everyone in Scotland.
www.scottishbooktrust.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I’m doing two of them! At Sunny Govan Radio on Thursday evening, and at City of Glasgow College on Monday afternoon.
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In case you haven't heard. . . It's Book Week Scotland! ❤️📚💛
Browse the many exciting events happening in your area throughout the week (many of which are free to attend) on our website:
www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-sc...
Browse the many exciting events happening in your area throughout the week (many of which are free to attend) on our website:
www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-sc...
Book Week Scotland 2025
We are a national charity bringing the benefits of reading and writing to everyone in Scotland.
www.scottishbooktrust.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
In case you haven't heard. . . It's Book Week Scotland! ❤️📚💛
Browse the many exciting events happening in your area throughout the week (many of which are free to attend) on our website:
www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-sc...
Browse the many exciting events happening in your area throughout the week (many of which are free to attend) on our website:
www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-sc...
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We need your help.
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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Anger as Waterstones snaps up prime site on doorstep of independent bookshop
UK's biggest bookselling chain under fire over plans for new store beside Edinburgh tram line.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We need your help.
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
(1/2)
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
(1/2)
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Nobody who should fuck off actually fucks off anymore. We're stuck with all these fucking people.
November 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Nobody who should fuck off actually fucks off anymore. We're stuck with all these fucking people.